Ken has lived and worked in Winnipeg his entire life. He was called to the bar in 1997, and joined D'Arcy & Deacon LLP in August 2009. His preferred areas of practice are commercial litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, privacy and access law, and he also represents a number of survivors of the Residential Schools program. Ken has appeared at all levels of court in Manitoba as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He has presented a number of seminars on creditors' rights and privacy and access law.
Education
University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy), 1993
University of Manitoba, Bachelor of Laws, 1996
Called to the Manitoba Bar, 1997
Special Achievements and Awards
Life Council Member, Manitoba Bar Association - 2009
Selected Publications: "Who's On First? Recent Additions to the Motley, Straggling Line of Cases in Which Her Majesty Endeavours to Jump the Priority Queue", Commercial Insolvency Reporter Volume 16, Number 4, (April, 2004) (co-author); "What's on Second? Further Additions to the Motley, Straggling Line of Cases in which Her Majesty and Others Jump the Priority Queue" (National Insolvency Review Volume 22, Number 2 (April 2005) (co-author)
Professional Affiliations
Member, Manitoba Bar Association and Canada Bar Association
President of Manitoba Bar Association August 2010 to present
Vice President of Manitoba Bar Association August 2009 to August 2010
Director of Membership, Manitoba Bar Association 2007 to 2009
Elected member of Manitoba Bar Association Council 2003 to present
Chair of Manitoba Bar Association Legislation and Law Reform Committee 2006 to 2007
Member of Canadian Bar Association Legislation and Law Reform Committee 2007 to 2009
Co-Chair, Manitoba Bar Association Section of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference (SOGIC), 2007 to 2009
Chairperson, Insurance Agents and Adjusters Licensing Appeal Board, 2000 to July 2009
Volunteer Affiliations
Director, Legal Help Centre 2010 to present
Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties, director 2000 - 2009, President 2002-2006, Past President 2007-2009, past chair of Charter Rights and Legislative Review Committee
Canadian Civil Liberties Association, director, 2002 to present
Kidney Foundation of Manitoba, director, 2002 to 2004
West Broadway Youth Outreach, director 2000 to 2003
Central Winnipeg Youth Justice Committee, member 1996 to 2000
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